Visual side effects linked to sildenafil consumption: an update

E Ausó, V Gómez-Vicente, G Esquiva - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors such as Viagra®(sildenafil citrate) have
demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) by inducing cyclic …

Tadalafil for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia

FZ Mónica, G De Nucci - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In men, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are primarily attributed to benign
prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Therapeutic options are targeted to relax prostate smooth …

Sildenafil in ophthalmology: An update

S Arora, T Surakiatchanukul, T Arora, C Cagini… - Survey of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sildenafil citrate, a selective oral phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor, is a widely used drug for
erectile dysfunction that acts by elevating cGMP levels and causing smooth muscle …

Using the rd1 mouse to understand functional and anatomical retinal remodelling and treatment implications in retinitis pigmentosa: a review

M Kalloniatis, L Nivison-Smith, J Chua… - Experimental eye …, 2016 - Elsevier
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) reflects a range of inherited retinal disorders which involve
photoreceptor degeneration and retinal pigmented epithelium dysfunction. Despite the …

Retinal biomarkers provide “insight” into cortical pharmacology and disease

CTO Nguyen, F Hui, J Charng, S Velaedan… - Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The retina is an easily accessible out-pouching of the central nervous system (CNS) and
thus lends itself to being a biomarker of the brain. More specifically, the presence of …

Sildenafil-evoked photoreceptor oxidative stress in vivo is unrelated to impaired visual performance in mice

BA Berkowitz, RH Podolsky, K Lins Childers… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The phosphodiesterase inhibitor sildenafil is a promising treatment for
neurodegenerative disease, but it can cause oxidative stress in photoreceptors ex vivo and …

AAV-mediated gene delivery of the calreticulin anti-angiogenic domain inhibits ocular neovascularization

L Tu, JH Wang, VA Barathi, SM Prea, Z He, JH Lee… - Angiogenesis, 2018 - Springer
Ocular neovascularization is a common pathological feature in diabetic retinopathy and
neovascular age-related macular degeneration that can lead to severe vision loss. We …

Chronic sildenafil citrate use decreases retinal vascular endothelial growth factor expression in diabetic rats: a pilot study

OA Sorour, E Nassar, N Sarhan, N El-Anwar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Sildenafil citrate (SC) attenuates endothelial dysfunction. However, its effects
on diabetic retinopathy (DR), which is mainly a microvascular disease, remain unclear …

De novo variants in MPP5 cause global developmental delay and behavioral changes

N Sterling, AR Duncan, R Park… - Human molecular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Membrane Protein Palmitoylated 5 (MPP5) is a highly conserved apical complex
protein essential for cell polarity, fate and survival. Defects in cell polarity are associated with …

Sildenafil citrate induced retinal toxicity—electroretinogram, optical coherence tomography, and adaptive optics findings

F Yanoga, RC Gentile, TYP Chui… - Retinal Cases and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Single retrospective case report. Results: A 31-year-old white man with no medical
history presented with complaints of bilateral multicolored photopsias and erythropsia (red …